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Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past: A New Approach to Photography
Silke Helmerdig
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Description for Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past: A New Approach to Photography
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 361 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
According to Walter Benjamin, the past that is not recognized by the present threatens to disappear irretrievably. As a consequence, photographs cannot save the moment from oblivion by pure depiction alone, but only by keeping the depicted moment actual at every present moment. Instead of counting on the documentary quality of photography that speaks in the past tense of "what has been", Silke Helmerdig suggests a different approach to photography: an extension of a future subjunctive (photographic) tense speaking of "what could be, if", allowing one to think possible futures instead of harking back to the past.
According to Walter Benjamin, the past that is not recognized by the present threatens to disappear irretrievably. As a consequence, photographs cannot save the moment from oblivion by pure depiction alone, but only by keeping the depicted moment actual at every present moment. Instead of counting on the documentary quality of photography that speaks in the past tense of "what has been", Silke Helmerdig suggests a different approach to photography: an extension of a future subjunctive (photographic) tense speaking of "what could be, if", allowing one to think possible futures instead of harking back to the past.
Product Details
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837636246
SKU
V9783837636246
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About Silke Helmerdig
Silke Helmerdig (PhD) is professor for art photography at Pforzheim University. As artist and researcher her interest in theory and practice is in photography and time.
Reviews for Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past: A New Approach to Photography
Besprochen in: Rundbrief Fotografie, 24/4 (2017), Rolf Sachsse